What is CVE-2026-56196?

CVE-2026-56196 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Admin Center, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-56196?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Microsoft Windows Admin Center

CVE-2026-56196

Relative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Published 2026-07-14 · last modified 2026-07-24.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (63.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Admin Center — versions 1809.0
Microsoft Windows Admin Center

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal

References

Windows Admin Center (WAC) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, Patch, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-56196?: CVE-2026-56196 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Admin Center, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-56196?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.